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Rotation: What Happens Next?

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What’s up 60 Cards readers? It’s your article writing fanatic here, Zach Lesage, and I want to go over the rotation that we are experiencing. For those of you who don’t know, we will experience a rotation (cards that are going into the Expanded format) before Worlds as per an announcement from Pokémon on their site. I wanted to list the cards that we are losing because it will help you see where the format was and how it is moving on. This article will be short and sweet, but it lays an important basis for my next few articles coming out. If you haven’t already started testing, I recommend testing decks in the Ultra Prism - Unbroken Bonds format. Yeah, it won’t include any of the new Unified Minds cards (which we still don’t have a definitive set list), but it does bring you that much closer to understanding the metagame. Anyways, let’s look at some of the cards that have been important pieces in our Sun and Moon metagame.

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Losing Important Cards

The following list of cards is the full list of cards that helped shape our Sun and Moon metagame. Some cards might not have seen play, but they would be seeing play right now if they were to stay in our metagame. I have personally organized all of my cards, according to the new Standard format, and I recommend that you do the same.

What’s Next?

That’s it for today. In my next article, I will showcase a similar list of cards that will create our new Ultra Prism - Unbroken Bonds metagame to help expedite your testing process. After I release that article, I will start releasing decks that I have been testing in this new format. While it may suck to some that we don’t fully know what Unified Minds will bring to these decks, I still want to make sure that all 60 Cards readers are prepared for Worlds and the DC Open (which should be announced soon). As for me, I will be testing everyday for Worlds in an effort to have my best finish at Worlds yet! This season has been an amazing year for me in terms of Pokémon, life, and growth as a person. I can’t wait to see what the future has in store for me and I hope that you are all there for the ride! If you want to see more of my journey, follow me on my social media.